Robert Osborne

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Known For Acting

Known Credits 66

Gender Male

Birthday 1932-05-03

Day of Death 2017-03-06 (84 years old)

Place of Birth Colfax, Washington, USA

Also Known As

Robert Jolin Osborne
Bob Osborne

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Robert Osborne

Biography

Robert Osborne was longtime (and the original) primary host of Turner Classic Movies (TCM) cable television channel. He was also an actor, film historian, author, columnist, presenter, and general TCM representative.

Known For

Acting

2021

2018		Making Montgomery Clift as Self
2018		Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story as Self

2017		The Fabulous Allan Carr as Himself
2017		A New Dimension in Noir: Filming Inferno in 3D as Self

2015		Robert Osborne's 20th Anniversary Tribute as Self
2015		Alan Arkin: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival
2015		Tab Hunter Confidential as Self

2014		Eva Marie Saint: Live From the TCM Classic Film Festival
2014		And the Oscar Goes To... as Self - Interviewee
2014		Private Screenings: Robert Osborne as Self - Guest

2013

2012

2011

2010		Private Screenings: Liza Minnelli
2010		Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood (7 episodes) as Self

2009		A Night at the Movies: The Gigantic World of Epics as Himself
2009		A Night at the Movies: The Suspenseful World of Thrillers as Himself
2009		Private Screenings: Ernest Borgnine as Self - Host
2009		Coming Attractions: The History of the Movie Trailer as Narrator (voice)

2008		Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History as Himself
2008		Turning of the Tide: The Ill-Starred Making of Moontide
2008		Beyond a Reasonable Doubt: Making '12 Angry Men' as Self
2008		Inside 'The Apartment' as Self

2007		Private Screenings: Norman Jewison as Self - Host
2007		Private Screenings: Jane Fonda as Self - Host
2007		Magic Time: The Art of Jack Lemmon as Self

2006		Sergeant York: Of God and Country
2006		Private Screenings: Angela Lansbury as Self - Host

2005		Private Screenings: Lauren Bacall as Self - Host
2005		Captain Blood: A Swashbuckler Is Born as Himself - Film Historian
2005		George Lucas: Creating an Empire as Self

2004		Hitchcock and Dial M as Self
2004		Strangers on a Train: A Hitchcock Classic as Self
2004		Hitchcock's Confession: A Look at I Confess as Self
2004		Before the Fact: Suspicious Hitchcock as Self
2004		Mr. Hitchcock Meets the Smiths as Self
2004		Guilt Trip: Hitchcock and 'The Wrong Man' as Self
2004		3D: A Brief History
2004		Private Screenings: Patricia Neal as Self - Host
2004		Tarzan: Silver Screen King of the Jungle as Himself

2003		A Love Story: The Story of 'To Have and Have Not' as Self
2003		Private Screenings: Shirley MacLaine as Self - Host
2003		Curtains for Roy Earle as Self
2003		Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre' as Self
2003		Hold Your Breath and Cross Your Fingers: The Story of 'Dark Passage' as Self - Film Historian
2003		Welcome to Sherwood! The Story of 'The Adventures of Robin Hood' as Himself, film historian
2003		Divided Highway: The Story of 'They Drive by Night' as Self

2000		Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law (1 episode)
2000		Private Screenings: Betty Hutton as Self - Host

1999

as Self - Host

1998		Private Screenings: Charlton Heston as Self - Host
1998		Private Screenings: Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau as Self - Host
1998		Private Screenings: June Allyson as Self - Host

1997

as Self / Host

1996		Private Screenings: Robert Mitchum and Jane Russell as Self - Host
1996		Becoming Attractions: The Trailers of Judy Garland as Self / Host
1996		Becoming Attractions: The Trailers of Lana Turner as Self / Host
1996		Private Screenings (7 episodes) as Self- Host (0 episodes) as Self - Host

1994

as Self

1987

as Self (archive footage)

1967

as Junior Executive (uncredited)

1962

(1 episode)

1961

(1 episode) as Self

1960

as Man (uncredited)

1957

(1 episode) as Weather Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

Writing

1997

… Writer

1996		Becoming Attractions: The Trailers of Judy Garland … Writer
1996		Becoming Attractions: The Trailers of Lana Turner … Writer

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Robert Osborne

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